Comcast Launches 'Local Heroes' Campaign to Support WA Olympic Hopefuls and Special Olympics Washington Oct 1, 2009
The comprehensive marketing campaign features the Comcast Local Heroes, a unique combination of some of the state's most talented winter athletes, world champions, past Olympians, Olympic hopefuls, athletes from Special Olympics Washington and Washington's own skiing legend, Phil Mahre. "Having had the opportunity to compete in multiple Olympiads, and having had the good fortune to live out my own dream of winning a gold medal, I can attest to how incredibly important sponsor support can be to... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Bode Miller Returns To U.S. Ski Team; Tries For Fourth Olympics Sep 25, 2009
"Our men's team the last two years has grown into a close-knit family - we help each other be successful. Having proven veterans like Ted [Ligety], Marco [Sullivan], Steven [Nyman], Scott [Macartney] and Bode all training and racing together will help all of us. This is a group of strong leaders that Bode has trained and raced with throughout his career." In 2005, Miller became the first American in 22 years to win the overall World Cup title, since Phil Mahre and Tamara McKinney in 1983. Miller... (ABC 7 News, DC)
A big week, but a bigger future (Today) Mar 15, 2009
" Vonn has become such a celebrity in Europe that she needed four security guards to get her out of the finish area after a race in Bulgaria, and she inadvertently started a brawl when she threw her winner's bouquet to the crowd. With good health, she expects to race for several more years, inciting speculation that she could become the most successful U.S. skier of either gender. She trails only Bode Miller, who has 31 World Cup victories, and Phil Mahre, who has 27. With the Olympics on the... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Skiing: Aubert wins last slalom of the year Mar 14, 2009
Her third crystal globe, the prize for a World Cup title, tied the U.S. record for a season set by Phil Mahre in 1982. "I was hoping so much that I could win today and get the super-G globe, no American female has ever done that," Vonn said. (International Herald Tribune)
Vonn adds super-G title to 2009 World Cup haul Mar 14, 2009
Lindsey Vonn earned her third crystal globe, tying the U.S. record set by Phil Mahre in '82 ... Vonn earned her third crystal globe this season, tying the U.S. record set by Phil Mahre in 1982. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- More)
Vonn adds super-G title to season's many feats Mar 13, 2009
Vonn earned her third crystal globe this season, tying the U.S. record set by Phil Mahre in 1982. The 24-year-old Vonn finished the Olympia course in 1 minute, 20. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Vonn wooshing toward Olympic dream Mar 12, 2009
Phil Mahre and Tamara McKinney did so in the early 1980s, Picabo Street in the 1990s, and Bode Miller in the early part of this century, although his well-documented 2006 Winter Olympics implosion more than compensated for his positive achievements. Otherwise, it's been a steady diet of Klammers and Zurbriggens and Seizingers, athletes from the majestic, sky-scraping heart of Western Europe, where they created both the mountains and the sport, and would be pleased to tell you all about it. (USA Today -- Sports)
Eighth in giant slalom, Vonn keeps overall lead Mar 7, 2009
Phil Mahre and Bode Miller are the only Americans to have multiple World Cup overall titles, with Miller winning two and Mahre taking three straight beginning in 1981. Zettel remained the World Cup leader in the giant slalom with her fourth victory in the discipline this season. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Vonn closes in on second overall title Mar 7, 2009
Phil Mahre (three) and Bode Miller (two) are the only Americans to have multiple World Cup overall titles. Manuel Osborne-Paradis of Canada earned his first victory in a World Cup downhill, edging Michael Walchhofer of Austria by 0. (Boston Globe)
